Who is pulling Cindy Sheehan's strings?
No doubt there was some insurance money awarded to Mother Sheehan following Casey's death, but by all appearances, she has spent far more than that amount, jetting all over the world stirring the pot.
Thus, it is not out-of-turn to ask who is funding her travels and other activities, and whether the income (be it cash or in-kind) has been properly reported to the IRS.
I have seen video of her on several occasions, and this woman does not come off as being exactly the brightest bulb on the tree. Compared to peace activists during the Vietnam era, she sounds almost... let's be diplomatic and say that her speech patterns and writings bear the mark fo someone with an IQ in two digits, albeit someone who is being manipulated by others.
Now it has been revealed that Cindy has purchase a 5 acre tract of land near the Bush vacation home in Crawford, TX. The public deserves to know more about this transaction, namely:
- How did Sheehan become aware of the availability of the property?
- How was it paid for?
- Do zoning ordinances exist in Crawford, and if so do they permit the planned activity at this location?
Finally, I wonder whether the Bush family ought to seek a restraining order prohibiting Sheehan from coming within a certain distance of them, at home or elsewhere. This woman is known to have had private counsel with Hugo Chavez, and undoubtedly other sworn enemies of the USA, not the least of whom is Jesse Jackson. Who's to say that her Crawford property is not intended to be used in an assassination plot? For example, could Cindy's handlers convince her that the ultimate protest would be for her to become a suicide-bomber?
Being the traditional masculine sort of person he is, the President would probably dismiss this restraining order idea as unmanly, cowardly, beneath his dignity. Yet as chief executive he does bear the obligation to protect himself from harm.
If President Bush were an entertainer, or even an ordinary citizen, Sheehan's actions towards him amount to "stalking," under the laws of some states. I don't blame him for refusing to acknowledge her, but I do hope that someone at the White House is keeping her under close surveillance.